| Name: | Alex Efthimiou |
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| City: | WINDSOR |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
APPLYING PRINCIPLES COVERED OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS IN TERMS OF COMBINATION PLAY BY PROVIDING SCENARIOS SUITED TO FINISHING THE ATTACK WITH GOOD MOVEMENT TO CREATE SHOOTING OPPORTUNITIES
SIMPLE SESSION WITH COMPLEX TECHNICAL POINTS - USE THE MIDDLE PHASE TO WORK WITH ANY PLAYERS WHO SPECIFICALLY NEED SUPPORT ON BALL STRIKING. ENCOURAGE PLAYERS TO TRY TO USE THEIR OPTIMUM TECHNIQUE WHERE POSSIBLE - LOCKED ANKLE, EXPLODING THROUGH THE BALL, CORRECT STANDING LEG PLACEMENT - RATHER THAN JUST "HIT AND HOPE"
WELCOME PLAYERS AS THEY ARRIVE - CHECK IN WITH HOW THEY ARE FEELING AFTER DISAPPOINTING RESULT LAST WEEK. FINISH SESSION WITH SIMPLE TARGET SHOOTING FOR A REWARD (IF WE CAN GET THROUGH ALL THE WORK QUICKLY ENOUGH) SO THEY HAVE TO FOCUS. WINNING TEAM IN MINI GAME GET AN ADDITONAL CHANCE IN TARGET SHOOTING
ENCOURAGE PLAYERS TO EXPERIMENT TO FIND THEIR OWN VERISION OF THE OPTIMAL TECHNIQUE - DIFFERENT RUN UP, DIFFERENT ARM POSITIONS ETC CAN BE SUBTLE VARIANTS THAT MAY UNLOCK A PLAYERS CONFIDENCE IN SHOOTING
MULTIPLE TEAMS ARE TRAINING AT THE SAME TIME, WEATHER WARMING UP BUT STILL COLD AND WET POTENTIALLY, PROPER FOOTWEAR AND SHINPADS ETC NEEDED AS LOTS OF EXPLOSIVE WORK AND FULL CONTACT GAMES

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Technical BALL CONTROL AND DRIBBLING |
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Physical AGILITY / BALANCE / SPEED AND ACCELERATION / STAMINA AND FITNESS / STRENGTH |
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Psychological EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE |
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Social GROUP DYNAMICS |

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Technical BALL CONTROL AND DRIBBLING / BALL STRIKING / PASSING ACCURACY / SHOOTING ACCURACY / TACKLING |
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Tactical ATTACKING MOVEMENT / DECISIONS / DEFENSIVE POSITIONING |
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Physical AGILITY / BALANCE / SPEED AND ACCELERATION / STAMINA AND FITNESS / STRENGTH |
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Psychological AGGRESSION / COACHABILITY / COMPOSURE / EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE / SELF BELIEF |
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Social COMMUNICATING WITH TEAM / GROUP DYNAMICS / TRUST IN TEAMMATES |
AIM/FOCUS:

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
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Technical BALL CONTROL AND DRIBBLING / BALL STRIKING / PASSING ACCURACY / SHOOTING ACCURACY / TACKLING |
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Tactical ATTACKING MOVEMENT / DECISIONS / DEFENSIVE POSITIONING / SET PIECE STRATEGIES / TRANSITIONAL PLAY |
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Physical AGILITY / BALANCE / SPEED AND ACCELERATION / STAMINA AND FITNESS / STRENGTH |
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Psychological AGGRESSION / COACHABILITY / COMPOSURE / EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE / SELF BELIEF |
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Social COMMUNICATING WITH TEAM / GROUP DYNAMICS / LEADERSHIP SKILLS / TEAM ETHIC / TRUST IN TEAMMATES |
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CONE COLLECTORS - DRIBBLING (10 mins)
AIM/FOCUS:
- WELCOME ACTIVITY AS PLAYERS ARRIVE FOR THE SESSION - UNOPPOSED DRIBBLING WITH COMPETETIVE ELEMENT
ACTIVITY INFORMATION: 10 MINS- PLAY AREA APPROX 20m x 15m DIVIDED DOWN THE MIDDLE WITH 20-30 CONES IN THE CENTRE (ODD NUMBER IS BETTER)
- AS PLAYERS ARRIVE THEY ARE ALLOCATED A TEAM AND MUST DRIBBLE BACK AND FORTH TO COLLECT CONES AND BRING THEM BACK TO THEIR TEAMS SIDE
- ONCE THE CONES ARE GONE FROM THE MIDDLE, PLAYERS CAN START TO STEAL CONES FROM THE OPPOSITION SIDE
- PLAYERS MUST KEEP THE BALL CLOSE TO THEIR FEET THROUGHOUT. COACH CAN CALL "FREEZE" AT ANY POINT AND ANY PLAYERS WHO DO NOT HAVE THE BALL UNDER CONTROL MUST LEAVE THEIR CONE WHERE IT IS AND GO BACK TO THEIR HOME BASE AND DO 3 PRESS UPS BEFORE CONTINUING AGAIN
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